Macha Alexandra van der Vaart (born 17 April 1972 in

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) is a former

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midfielder from the

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, who played 151 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored seventeen goals. She made her debut on 9 December 1998 against

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(1-1), and was a member of the team that won bronze at the

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and silver at the

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. She retired from international competition after the Athens Games.

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